Good morning. Temperatures will be in the mid-40s with some clouds and possible showers this afternoon.
Here’s what we’re talking about in Maine today.
Kids trade clubs for fishing poles at this Maine golf course
After days of rain, the sun shined brightly Sunday as dozens of families trekked across the soggy turf of Bangor Municipal Golf Course to try their luck at the fourth annual Kids Fishing Day. Crowding around the edge of a pond near the second hole, they cast their lines in hopes of catching some of the 175 brook trout that swam in the murky water.
How the candidates in Maine’s biggest races are courting voters as Election Day looms
The contest in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District is one of the key battleground races in the country and on the overcast Friday afternoon before Election Day, the battleground was the parking lot of a paper mill as workers changed shifts.
A coastal Maine city is taking steps to prevent its history from being bulldozed.
Later this month, Rockland city councilors will review a historic preservation ordinance designed to safeguard the city’s landmarks and properties with historical value. The curator of the Rockland Historical Sociey, who helped draft the ordinance, said that the city offers a rare mix of architectural trends and landmarks, in part, because its residents have not always been prosperous, so they did not have the money to regularly replace one style with a more modern one.
In TV ads, Bucksport tells boaters to come ‘dock, dine and shop’
They’re advertisements you might have seen and you’ll have a chance to see again.
“Downtown Bucksport: A Place to Dock, Dine and Shop” is the title of two 30-second spots that aired on local television and the internet in July and August. The spots will run again next year from Memorial Day to the Fourth of July, according to Richard Rotella, the town’s economic development director.
‘Lovely’ or ‘waste of money’? Locals have mixed feelings about art installation in Portland
A new piece of art in Portland is raising some eyebrows and questions about how it looks and how much it cost.
The street lamp structure at Woodfords Corner was approved by the city council and cost the city $25,000.
Prison is often the safest place for people fighting addiction. What happens when they are released?
Cedric Butler and Jerome Doyle overcame long-term addiction while serving time in Maine’s correctional system. But as they approached the end of their sentences, the stark possibility that the only places they could go after incarceration would tumble them back into addiction. But then they fount The Friend’s House, which gave them a safe place to live and a path to better lives free of addiction and prison walls.
Do this: Consider coral as the next low-maintenance family pet
Often viewed as just a piece of the ocean scenery, corals are sedentary creatures, forming colonies of various shapes and colors. However, on closer inspection, these little invertebrate animals are quite active, snatching food with tiny tentacles and fighting one another for territory.
In fact, some people consider them to be fascinating pets.
In other news…
Maine
Mainers continue to pay respects for victims of synagogue shooting
Powerful winds knock out power for thousands
Rule change for shuttered shrimp fishery could be coming
Bangor
New pharmacy regulations lead to planned expansions for EMMC, Brewer cancer center
Judge: Lawsuit filed over death of man who drowned in Kenduskeag should be dismissed
Levant man charged with domestic violence assault
Business
Maine rug company wins exemption from ‘harmful’ tariff
Decision on permit for controversial CMP transmission line pushed to March
Maine call center expands in south Mississippi, hiring 231 people
Politics
Secretary of state touts ballot security in Maine
How to cast your ballot to vote in Maine
So you think you know Maine elections? Test your knowledge with this quiz
Opinion
Migrant ‘invasion’ is this year’s version of the Republican Ebola scare
Three investments that can make Maine’s economy work for everyone
The big secret about the Affordable Care Act: It’s working just fine
Sports
Presque Isle does it ‘The County way,’ rallies past Freeport for first boys soccer state title
UMass Lowell dominates, edges UMaine men’s hockey team
Husson field hockey team tips Thomas for NECC title
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